A tenacious and aggressive defender with a violent mean
streak, Clowney is an absolute terror off the edge. He's
a tremendous fast-twitch athlete that explodes off the
snap. He’s very disruptive to the passing game because
of his burst and his motor and does a good job taking
away passing lanes by getting his arms up when he
doesn't get to the QB. He’s very good at chasing down
plays that are run away from him because of his athletic
ability and his desire to play to the whistle. Displays
decent hand usage, although he could definitely add to
his already scary repertoire if he learns to use them
better and more consistently. He does need some refining
of his technique as he is a bit raw in that aspect. He
tends to play too high and needs to learn to play
contain better as he tends to jet up-field and can
over-run plays at times. Clowney definitely passes the
eye test as he "looks the part" of an elite athlete.
Clowney is a freak talent.
Translation to College:
Clowney is very lean, but has the frame and genetics to
add significant bulk within his 1st year in a college
S&C program. He could contribute immediately at the
college level as a pass rushing specialist. Once he
learns proper technique, use of leverage and how to play
with more discipline, the sky is the limit. Definitely
an All-Conference, probably an All-American, and
possibly a first round pick type of player.
For
Kiehl Frazier, the awards, and scholarship offers, keep
on coming. The 6’3” 210 pound star signal-caller from
Arkansas’ Shiloh Christian was just recently named the
2009 4A Arkansas Player of the Year. The next morning,
TCU offered him a scholarship. It was the 14th offer for
Frazier already.
November 23rd, 2004 was
an exciting day in Columbia, South Carolina. A
day filled with hope and anticipation of what
was to come. The Gamecocks had just inked a SEC
coaching legend to coach their football team.
The "Fun 'n' Gun" was coming to save the day or
at least make it better. Surely a coach that led
Duke University to an ACC title could fix the
little problems at South Carolina.
With the 2010 recruiting cycle inching towards
the finish line, here at ThaRinger we feel it’s
a better time to more clearly evaluate the
off-season’s coaching changes with the recently
gained recruiting hindsight. There were 22 head
coaching changes and not all of those changes
were created equally.
